Lessons we learnt from the Presidential debate

[5min Read]

The Presidential debate held on the evening of 19^th of January, 2019 or well, something like it held.

You probably watched and enjoyed a group of intellectuals brainstorm. Another group probably was too upset about the absence of the big guns. Yet another arrived at a factual destination that this columnist arrived at a long time ago, the fact that we’re practically toast as a nation.

Others didn’t even bother. Now whether you were a glass half-full or glass-half empty sort of person is of no real worry to this columnist.

Time for some objectivity though.

The Old Dancer

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My favourite music artist of all time will probably always be Michael Jackson.

For many of you that know me personally, it would not be much of a surprise. For some of you it may be, as you may think I can't sing or dance - because it looks med school has turned me into a serious machine. (Not true by the way).

If you had asked me 10 years ago who the best dancer worldwide was, I would have replied with his name. I was amazed with his moves. I loved his music. I loved how bigger than life he seemed. How deeply people loved him, even people who knew nothing but his songs and his name. He was the innovator of dance, and he changed music forever.

Shades and reflections

[3 min read]

When I was young, I wore shades of bright colours and I saw the world in its reflection.
I've always loved trying new things, maybe it was just to feed my curiosity.

Heard that growing up was hard, but I couldn't wait to be a year older, I would round up my age and keep my teeth locked hoping they won't ask for my year of birth.
I loved to take up responsibilities; worked hard to be somewhat mature at least for my age.

300 WRITING COMPETITION - SECOND EDITION

[2 min read]

DESOLATION
by Zainab Oluwakemi Oyeleye

A broken mind,
A shattered heart,
And a cursed life.
So was the life of Silver.

The Lipstick Revolution (Women and Political Power)

[4 min read]

So, can a woman really rule the Federal Republic of Nigeria? Can a woman make a good President? Will the Nigerian state bow to the authority of one with the XX Chromosomes? Will the marbled floors of the home of Nigerian political power ever experience constant assault from the heels of a woman?

THINGS 200L MEDICAL STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW

[7min read]

Welcome to 200 level Medicine and Surgery. Here are some things you should know.

1. PEOPLE WILL LOOK DOWN ON YOU: Congrats on making it to 200 level. However, in the medical department you can't feel relaxed as failure will cost you alot. Being in the preclinical set comes with you constantly hearing statements of how you haven't seen anything hard before, or your courses are just a piece of cake compared to clinicals. These are true of course, but don't let such intimidation get to you, do your best at your present level.

300 WRITING COMPETITION WINNER - FIRST EDITION

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FORBIDDEN LOVE
By Amanda Benson

Dreams come true, but so do nightmares.
Bearing the burden of a perfect memory,
Once again she is confronted by her past and her fears.
She could have vowed it wouldn't be possible,
Not in a million years,
For the man whose seed she was formed with,
Broke her maidenhead and left her in tears.

Winning a lose-lose situation

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My dearest people, if it isn't too late to tell you Happy New Year, then, let me quickly add that this is your best year yet.

Please accept my apologies for writing to you this late into the month. See when 2018 was coming to a close, I pondered on what to serve my awesome readers at the start of the new year ,but I surprisingly came up with nothing. And when at the beginning of this year, I gave it more thought, all I came up with were the clichés of telling you how to spend your year.

I knew it was getting serious.

Other Girls

[1 min read ]

I've always seen other girls like they were in another world

One where they never felt odd like I did,

A world where everything weird was long forlorn,

But I was the only one who thought this indeed.

The Advice Column - The girl I like won't talk to me

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I have a problem, a big one.

There’s a girl I like and I’ve been toasting for like two months now, though I had to stop cuz of exam (carry over is not my portion). A few days before exam ended she surprised me though and said she wanted to meet on Friday night, the day before I was going home. I was all for it, something to enjoy before leaving school, but something now happened.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (The Buhari-Atiku Duel)

[5 min Read]
At the very height of the Late Sunny Okosun’s legendary career he did ask a question.  A question so relevant, in 2018, it rings loudly in our ears like an approaching Helicopter flying low. His words were, “…which way Nigeria?”

The Advice Column - Should I take Birthday Booze?

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Dear TRJ,
Not sure if I am supposed to write this in letter format or not, but whatever. There’s a small problem I have and I wanted to see if you guys could give me some advice.

My birthday is coming up and my friends want us to throw a party, at home of course. I would have never agreed if it was during school. The problem now is that they want to bring alcohol and I feel somewhat hesitant about doing that, since it would be my first time taking it.